Cloud Cost Analyst / Cloud FinOps
Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None
Public Trust/Other Required:
NACI (T1)
Job Family:
Functional Experts
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Hosting, FinOps Operating Model
Certifications:
None
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No
Job Description:
Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Cloud Cost Analyst / FinOps Analyst supporting The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID). GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cloud Cost Analyst / FinOps Analyst you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Cloud Cost Analyst / FinOps Analyst joining our team to work with the customer on optimizing their Cloud spend, including purchasing Reserved Instances and Savings Plans. You will also be the billing expert available for training customers on understanding Cloud usage and patterns and champion and advocate for the use of our automated tools.
Additionally, you will provide financial operations training and drive user experience improvements, adoption of processes, and FinOps education.
How a Cloud Cost Analyst / FinOps Analyst will Make an Impact:
Collaborate with architects and clients to establish cloud economics tools and platforms based on Federal and Industry Cloud FinOps best practices.
Develop agency and program-specific framework for FinOps principals, personas (roles), domains (areas of focus) and roadmap for Cloud FinOps to provide financial recommendations for cloud usage.
Create and present financial models and reports.
Continuously monitor cost of services and perform Total Cost of Ownership studies.
Lead technical and financial analysis to help Business and Product Owners determine the impact of cloud hosting by identifying cost savings design options and usage trends that impact projected spending.
Maintain current knowledge of relevant AWS optimization techniques, best practices, policies, and procedures to share in meetings with NIAID leadership, product teams, and infrastructure engineers.
Help develop the billing and analytics engines of the centralized decision-making portal.
Create and present financial models and reports.
What You'll Need to Succeed:
Requirements:
Bachelors and minimum five years of related experience
Minimum of five years of experience with Cloud Systems (AWS).
Minimum of three years of Cloud Financial/Economics experience.
Minimum of five years of experience working with senior business and product owners to develop business cases, perform value and TCO analysis, and identify and implement cost optimization techniques for cloud infrastructure and applications.
Experience in developing and presenting reports that quantify the cost benefits of different design options for running applications in cloud.
Experience using Cloud native optimization tools, such as AWS Cost Explorer.
Must be able to obtain NIH Public Trust
Desired Skills and Abilities:
Strong organizational skills
Good interpersonal skills
Must be able to effectively communicate and be able to convey cloud technologies and solutions to customer personnel.
Knowledge of FinOps tools such as Apptio, CloudZero, or CloudCheckr.
Experience in building and operating financial control and analysis systems such as cloud cost analysis and chargeback models.
Experience working with stakeholders and development teams.
The likely salary range for this position is $102,000 - $138,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Travel Required:
None
Telecommuting Options:
Remote
Work Location:
Any Location / Remote
Additional Work Locations:
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation's most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.
GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
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Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None
Public Trust/Other Required:
NACI (T1)
Job Family:
Functional Experts
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Hosting, FinOps Operating Model
Certifications:
None
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No
Job Description:
Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Cloud Cost Analyst / FinOps Analyst supporting The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID). GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cloud Cost Analyst / FinOps Analyst you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Cloud Cost Analyst / FinOps Analyst joining our team to work with the customer on optimizing their Cloud spend, including purchasing Reserved Instances and Savings Plans. You will also be the billing expert available for training customers on understanding Cloud usage and patterns and champion and advocate for the use of our automated tools.
Additionally, you will provide financial operations training and drive user experience improvements, adoption of processes, and FinOps education.
How a Cloud Cost Analyst / FinOps Analyst will Make an Impact:
Collaborate with architects and clients to establish cloud economics tools and platforms based on Federal and Industry Cloud FinOps best practices.
Develop agency and program-specific framework for FinOps principals, personas (roles), domains (areas of focus) and roadmap for Cloud FinOps to provide financial recommendations for cloud usage.
Create and present financial models and reports.
Continuously monitor cost of services and perform Total Cost of Ownership studies.
Lead technical and financial analysis to help Business and Product Owners determine the impact of cloud hosting by identifying cost savings design options and usage trends that impact projected spending.
Maintain current knowledge of relevant AWS optimization techniques, best practices, policies, and procedures to share in meetings with NIAID leadership, product teams, and infrastructure engineers.
Help develop the billing and analytics engines of the centralized decision-making portal.
Create and present financial models and reports.
What You'll Need to Succeed:
Requirements:
Bachelors and minimum five years of related experience
Minimum of five years of experience with Cloud Systems (AWS).
Minimum of three years of Cloud Financial/Economics experience.
Minimum of five years of experience working with senior business and product owners to develop business cases, perform value and TCO analysis, and identify and implement cost optimization techniques for cloud infrastructure and applications.
Experience in developing and presenting reports that quantify the cost benefits of different design options for running applications in cloud.
Experience using Cloud native optimization tools, such as AWS Cost Explorer.
Must be able to obtain NIH Public Trust
Desired Skills and Abilities:
Strong organizational skills
Good interpersonal skills
Must be able to effectively communicate and be able to convey cloud technologies and solutions to customer personnel.
Knowledge of FinOps tools such as Apptio, CloudZero, or CloudCheckr.
Experience in building and operating financial control and analysis systems such as cloud cost analysis and chargeback models.
Experience working with stakeholders and development teams.
The likely salary range for this position is $102,000 - $138,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Travel Required:
None
Telecommuting Options:
Remote
Work Location:
Any Location / Remote
Additional Work Locations:
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation's most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.
GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
Apply Now